AIR 3 beta for Windows

[baddog]

Has anyone else still been hearing vinyl-like clicks and pops with AIR 3.0.1 beta? I started noticing it yesterday and it continued today. Perhaps a restart or some playing with the buffer settings will help. It tends to happen about 10-20 seconds in after I start a new track from stop, or a new track that is a different sample rate than the one before it, and is usually just one "pop".

In good news, I have been using AIR for over a week now and have not had any white noise issues or drop outs. I've also compared with the USB input several times and am amazed at how much better AIR is. It's honestly the first time I've noticed such a drastic difference between digital sources before. Bill Evans' piano on "My Foolish Heart" sounds so much fuller, with much more discernible dynamics and separation on each note. I use a fanless NUC powered by an HDPlex linear PSU, with Windows 10, AO, Roon and HQPlayer. I am also using an Uptone Regen for the USB input, also powered by the HDPlex LPSU.

I have not had any anomalies while using AIR 3 or AIR 3.0.1 beta. That being said, my D400 is now on its way to France, so I am unable to do some testing here at the moment. However I am only using Roon, not Roon in conjunction with HQPlayer. What happens if you use Roon only?